Sell your semi truck for cash in Castroville the easy and convenient way

Of the 2,004 jobs counted in Castroville for 2023 by the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts, 1,174 sit in agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, a 58.6 percent share. A tractor that has pulled a reefer out of these fields is exactly the kind of truck we collect, so tell us the trailer type it ran with and whether the reefer unit is part of the sale.

Fresh produce is the cargo listed by 22 Castroville carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census, and farm supplies by another 8. If your straight truck or tractor spent its seasons in the fields or shuttling inputs to growers, a photo of the VIN plate and a copy of the California registration let us start without waiting on anything else.

USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture records 1,057 farms across Monterey County, with potted flowering plants, transplants and cattle at the top of the list. Nursery box trucks and cattle haulers from those operations are welcome here too; send pictures of the body or the stock trailer along with the cab.

General freight is the line of work for 43 of the 117 active Castroville carriers on FMCSA’s carrier census. Whether yours is a single dry-van tractor, or one unit out of a small local yard, the sale runs the same way: the title holder signs, and we handle the transfer paperwork with you.

Only 14 of those carriers run interstate, against 102 working inside California and 34 private fleets hauling their own goods, per the same FMCSA census. A private-fleet truck that belonged to a grower or packer can be sold by the company directly; have whoever signs for the business ready with the title and a board or owner authorization.

The three biggest local operations hold 40, 37 and 33 power units, according to FMCSA’s carrier census. If you are thinning a yard of that size, list the units by VIN in one message and we will plan collection for the group rather than truck by truck.

The Natividad Plant, a crushed-stone quarry the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists 8.4 miles east, and the A R Wilson Quarry, 11.3 miles north-east, sit close to town. If a dump truck or end dump of yours is parked at a quarry gate rather than at home, give us the site name and someone who can let us in.

Pine Canyon Quarry, a sand and gravel operation 14 miles south-east, and the Marina Landfill, 12.5 miles the same way, round out the mine sites on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s register near town. Machinery and large objects are a listed cargo for 8 Castroville carriers in FMCSA’s census, and lowboys and heavy-haul tractors are on our list as well; include photos of the deck and the hitch.

Salinas Yard lies 7.8 miles south-east and Watsonville Yard 9 miles north, both on the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A tractor that has worked the drays between those yards and the coolers can stay right where it sits; we come to it, so just send the street address.

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics places NAVSUPPACT Monterey 13.3 miles south-west and the Navy Annex 13.4 miles out in the same direction. If your truck is on a contractor lot near either, check what gate access a collection driver needs and tell us before the pickup is booked.

In FMCSA’s carrier census, 157 drivers from Castroville carriers stay within 100 miles and 225 work beyond it. If you run long and the truck is out of state when you decide to sell, tell us where it is now; you can sign from wherever you are.

A median of 21,681 miles per truck is reported across 21 local carriers that file mileage with FMCSA. Have your odometer reading, the title, current registration and any service records together. If the title is lost, tell us at the start so the replacement is under way before collection is booked.

Castroville added 8 new carriers in 2025 and 6 in 2024, per FMCSA’s census. A newer operation selling its first truck needs the same items as an established one: the title in the company name, a signer, and clear photos of all four sides.

• Will you pick up a reefer tractor sitting at a produce shed on the edge of Castroville?Fresh produce is hauled by 22 local carriers in FMCSA’s census, and many of their trucks sit at sheds and coolers between seasons. We come to the truck wherever it is parked; send the address and the name of whoever controls the lot.
• Do you buy dump trucks that work the quarries near town?The Natividad Plant 8.4 miles east and the A R Wilson Quarry 11.3 miles north-east are both on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, and dump trucks from sites like these are part of what we purchase. Pictures of the dump body, the cab and the VIN plate get the conversation going.
• Our grower operation hauls with its own trucks; may the company itself sell one of them?FMCSA’s census counts 34 private fleets in Castroville, hauling for their own operations. The business sells it directly, with an authorized signer and the title in the company name.